Budget Changes Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Budget Changes

Nigel Huddleston Excerpts
Monday 21st March 2016

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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I am pleased to hear that the hon. Gentleman believes we have to get the deficit and the debt under control. He will be aware that an independent Scotland, given what has happened to the oil price, would face the biggest deficit in the western world.

Nigel Huddleston Portrait Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)
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Will the Minister confirm what the top rate of income tax is today, what the top rate of income tax was for 99.3% of the previous Labour Government, and how many basic rate taxpayers have been taken out of paying income tax altogether under the Conservatives?

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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Forty-five, 40, and about 4 million.